Still pregnant

Well, the weekend is almost over and I'm still pregnant. sigh... maybe tomorrow. Yeah right. Although, I have noticed SOME changes even though they are small.

Junior and I did do some walking today, maybe about 2 hours worth at the mall. I had to get a nursing bra with room to grow. So that was weird. Buying something that didn't quite fit right now. The funnier part was I didn't really know HOW much bigger I should go. So I tried one one that was ridiculously too big for me. But hey, it gave me something to laugh at in the fitting room. I basically just ended up going up a size.

Oh, so my changes. Well the pelvic region STILL hurts making it really difficult to walk and again, when that sciatic nerve kicks in that's no fun. But that's not really a change. I guess the change is it much more consistently painful that it was. My bm's have changed, I'm tired more often. Basically, I went to the WTE book and all these things I'm experiencing fell under the Pre Labor symptoms. So... I suppose I'm in pre labor! How long it lasts is always dependent on the each woman. Sigh... so who knows.

My sickness is getting better though! I coughed/spit/blew out a lot of crap to try and get rid of the sickness and it seems to be working. I'm still not 100% and my throat is still a bit sore but everything is better at least. Even my eyes are starting to look decent which I canNOT wait until I can wear my contacts again! Glasses just don't agree with me for long term wear. For one, I haven't the nose for one. Two, when something is in constant contact with my face my skin tends to get very oily and three, if I sweat the glasses make it very uncomfortable with me. And today was freaking hot. I mean I know it will get much hotter than this as Houston is known for, but now I know why woman hate being pregnant during the summer months! Ugh... The combination of me sweating and having an oily face is leaveing me with a pimple right under the nose pad of my glasses. So again, I can't wait to wear my contacts again.

Junior's lolo (grandfather) called us today from Toronto, so that was a nice surprise. Although it concerned us a bit because he is NEVER the one to call us. Usually Junior's mom calls and then we get to talk to Lolo. Well actually Junior talks to them and I just pass messages onto them through him. ANYWAY, Junior's Lolo has been really sick lately and had been having quite a few health issues recently. So when HE initiated the call is concerned us, especailly Junior. He asked Junior how he was and when he was going to visit again. So I think it worried Junior a bit because maybe his lolo wants to see him soon and we can only think of one reason why. Then he asked to talk to me which was REALLY weird. That's never happened. Again, usually it's "Gail says hi" or "Lolo, Lola (grandmother) and Mom say hi." So I asked how he was doing and he said he felt much, much better. So that was really good news! He sounded it too. Usually he can barely talk. Well anyway, right after that he asks me, "How come you don't talk to your mother in law?" That was weird. I mean I guess I never really did. It was always through Junior. But I had no reason not to talk to her. So I said, "Is she there? I'll talk to her." Hoping no one thinks I'm avoiding anyone. Anyway, so I talk to his mom and she asks how I'm doing and when I'm due and tells me she bought this special kind of bottle that you can only get in the Philippines that she is sending to me. So that's really cool. After we talk, I give the phone to Junior so he can talk to her. He tells her he's concerned that Lolo called and why. Was he ok but that is out of the ordinary. Well according to his mom, Lolo's concern was really for me because he knew I was due soon and so he wanted to be sure everything was going ok. Wow... not that I didn't think it was in him but I'm a little shocked he was concerned that much. Lolo usually is not the type to show much emotion. But then again, Junior pointed out that this would be their first great grand child. So all in all, it was really cool talking to him. I rarely get to see them since they live in Toronto. It makes me sad sometimes to think that my baby's only living grandparent and great grandparents live so far away. Anyway, they always talk of moving down here, but that remains to be seen.

So I THINK I can tell where her toes are. Knowing that she's head down and crouched, I was feeling in the area where her feet would be and I felt ridges. I'm thinking it's her toes. hehe.... it's on both sides. I tried counting the ridges but it's too small to try and count. But I do enjoy pressing on what I believe is her foot and she moves it right when I do that. And so I find it again, press on it and she moves it elsewhere. hehe... it's like a game. hopefully it's more of a game and she's not just annoyed that I keep messing with her. Maybe she's ticklish which very well may be because I'm pretty ticklish myself.

Well tomorrow is mother's day and I'm still unsure as to whether I really get to celebrate that or not. Junior thinks so and at the mall I kept getting "happy mother's day" from the cashier people, but I don't know. Even though I've told my pregnant friends happy mothers day in the past, it's just weird when you haven't birthed the baby yet to celebrate. I mean, I guess carrying a baby can be like mothering. I don't know. Anyway, these last couple of years we have done nothing on mother's day except to bring flowers to my mom's grave site and call Junior's mom, lola and aunt. But in terms of celebrating, nothing really. I still don't think we're doing any celebrating, but it would be nice.

Well I'm counting down to they days of my next appointment now since I'm thinking I won't be having the baby before then. Next appointment is Tuesday. Hopefully (please, God) she will at least tell me that I'm dilated more... and not just to 2 cm. I think you have to reach 4 cm before they consider you to be near or in active labor. Something like that. Well I put all my hopes in that since I "seem" to be one of those that will move right a long that I will be dilated more than just another cm.

You know what I need to do? Take one last belly shot, at my biggest before I have this kid. I think some of you that I haven't seen in a couple months at least will be quite shocked at my size. I know I am. I just know that if it rains, you can take shelter under my belly and stay dry. Or maybe in this Houston heat, shade.